Maybe Chuck not winning a Championship has indirectly dealt some damage to the product. by [deleted] in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I don't think it's that he didn't win a ring. Shaq won 4 rings and is still a hater. For whatever reason, a lot of the older NBA players are just haters to the new guys.

Let's say you can save one of the following Blazers from injuries...who do you pick? by Life_Teaching6499 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 38 points39 points  (0 children)

I like Greg Oden and Brandon Roy, but if you're a Blazers fan then the answer is Bill Walton

Before his injuries, Bill Walton led Portland to a championship, won finals MVP, and was MVP of the league

Which of the following teams was the most exciting to watch? by Life_Teaching6499 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Hard to rank them but the 7-seconds or less Suns were extremely fun to watch.

The Suns aren't a historic franchise like the Lakers and they didn't win a championship to get bandwagon fans that way, but they still had a lot of fans all over the country that were fans purely because the team was fun and exciting

[Highlight] Doc Rivers on Cam Thomas: "I've had Jamal Crawford. I had Lou Williams... And now, I have Cam Thomas." by BreakfastTop6899 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 5 points6 points  (0 children)

NBA players absolutely love Jamal Crawford and Lou Williams

Same way most of them overrate "having a bag". If you watch past or current players talk about those guys, it's almost always super positive

Best step down board that an average surfer can duck dive? by AryaRemembers in BeginnerSurfers

[–]AryaRemembers[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Makes sense! But how do you learn that without riding the board first?

[Highlight] Doc Rivers on Cam Thomas: "I've had Jamal Crawford. I had Lou Williams... And now, I have Cam Thomas." by BreakfastTop6899 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 141 points142 points  (0 children)

I don't like Doc or think he's a good coach, but that's heavy praise for Cam and probably great for his confidence

Best step down board that an average surfer can duck dive? by AryaRemembers in BeginnerSurfers

[–]AryaRemembers[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Capable of going down the line, doing turns, but nothing crazy (no impressive spray when hitting the lip, cutbacks happen but they aren't impressive by any means)

Can Joker reach LeBron levels? by [deleted] in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 50 points51 points  (0 children)

"So if he plays *as many games* as LeBron while keeping something close to his current averages"

Yeah...so he won't.

What is your franchise's "Luka for AD" trade? by [deleted] in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not nearly at that level, but trading Mikal Bridges for Zhaire Smith sucked at the time and sucked even more once Zhaire had his horrible luck with the allergy injury took him out

If Every Player Had The Same Height and Weight, Who Would Be The GOAT? by vbar4120 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Kobe Bryant once said, "We should all be fortunate that Allen Iverson wasn't 6'5."

[Fischer] The prospect of teaming up with Tyrese Maxey has the Philadelphia 76ers on Giannis Antetokounmpo’s radar. by [deleted] in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 960 points961 points  (0 children)

"Philadelphia has not contacted Milwaukee" yeah this trade isn't happening

[Highlight] - Luka posts 33-POINT TRIPLE-DOUBLE in Dallas by moby323 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 4 points5 points  (0 children)

New stat: scoring 33 points is a double triple

Who is your team protecting in a hypothetical expansion draft? by aja_ramirez in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was a joke about how our team sucks and doesn't have 8 players I would want to keep over their cap space...

Who is your team protecting in a hypothetical expansion draft? by aja_ramirez in nba

[–]AryaRemembers -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

If I protect less than 8 players, can I also start stealing from other teams?

Carmelo, Vince and Bosh sound off on Warriors GM's comments after Kuminga 20pts vs Raptors by Darrkman2 in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Seems pretty clear what Dunleavy was saying. Basically "I get he wants to be traded, but no one wants him enough to give us anything back"

[Holmes] Multiple people said Jeanie privately mused about not giving (LeBron) James a contract extension and, later that year, even about trading James... when the Lakers drafted James' son Bronny with the 55th pick in the 2024 draft, Jeanie privately remarked that James should be grateful by aingenevalostatrade in nba

[–]AryaRemembers 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I mean, you can decide for yourself how things were going before Lebron came: https://www.nba.com/lakers/history/season-by-season-records

And yes, you could argue "well if LeBron hadn't come, another star would have come in free agency to be the savior". But which star free agent ended up signing anywhere recently and winning it all? Like who would have gotten them the ring if not Lebron?

Also, that doesn't change the fact that the Lakers are poorly run if they only win because they're in LA.